Sparking igniter.



C. WAGHTEL.

SPARKING IGNITBR.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 16.1913.

m Patented Jan. 5, 1915.

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Application tiled may i6, 1913. aerial No. t/Gd.

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llie it known that l, CHARLES WAOHTEL, a citizen of the United States,.residing at Jamaica, county of Queens, and State of New York,`haveinventedcertain. new and useful -lmprovements in Sparking lgniters,of which the following'.` is ,a specilication.

@neet the .principal objects of this' in.- vention is to provide asparking igniter in which a torch is provided to be ignited by thesparks from a suitable sparking metal, the torch being so constructedthat by .moving'it sharply-over the sparking material, sparks lofsucient intensity to light the torch will be produced.

IAnother object .of the invention is to provide'a suitable receptaclefor the torch, the torch being provided with suitable noncornbustibleabsorbent material at its end andthe receptacle being'so constructedthat saidv absorbent material will ,be saturated with a readilyinflammable material.

Another object of the invention is to so construct the torch and itsreceptacle that when the torch is withdrawn from the receptacleanysurplus moisture or inflammable duid will be wiped therefroml leavingthe absorbent portion of the torch saturated to the proper degree to bereadily ignited byv v the sparks produced by wiping or scratching thetorch along the sparking material. i

Another object of the invention is to providea spar-kproducing 'devicelof the proper construction so that when it is drawn over or scratchedon the sparking material, sparks .will beprodufced to .ignite .thetorch.

rlhere-are other objects and advantages of the invention which willappear hereinafter.-

lli-the ldrawing,-lllig'ure'l isa plan view ot anigniter showing aplurality of sparking blocks,` the igniter base being in the torni of acigar-ash tray; Fig. 2 a vertical 't sectionall view ot the -ignitershown in lig.

1;,v Fig; 3-a'fside elevation, partly in section, ofthe-torch; Fig. d anelevation ot the igniter in a slightly different form and adapted-to'beattached to a'wall or other support; and 5 a detail transverse sectionalview ot one of the ilangedchannels for containing the; sparking blocks.'liteit-erring to the various parts by numorals, l designates the baseel the igniter, whieha'sshown in Figsl and 2,-is in the :torni otacigar-ash tray. This base is of suicient weight to hold the devicestationary while the. torch is being scratched ont the qsparking blocks,-as-Will be more fully hiereinatter. described. The base is providedwith av central vertical post .2 which isprovided on its u pperl surfacewith a concave .recess lined v,with a suitable flexible materialandadapted to .receive the .bulb 8 of the resenvoi1 .l.-. 'llhereservoir isadaptedto .contain an. lniammable fluid such as alcohol, benz1nor.thelike, .and consists-of the bulb 3 and theupper elongated .tubularportion. llhe upper end of the portion 5 is supported in, a.cyl1ndr1calcap '.dwhichis rovided at its upper, end with the top. plate Rigidlyoonnectedto this .cap 6 are three downward extendingrigid arms .8 whose`.lower .ends arei rigidly4 connected tothe central post 2. Thesey armsforma cage which. surrounds thereservolr. and protects it, andsaid.reservoir 1s lpreferablyformed of glass .or other transparent materialso that the .amount of fluid. 1n the bulb 3 may be observed at alltimes. i

4In the portion 5' ofthe reservoir iis-.secured an elongated tubular.lwick 9` whose lower end extendsa short distance into .the

bulb 3.. Connected to this lower depending endoliI the tubular wckis afeeding .wick 10. ,Wlnchexten-ds to. the Lbottomof the receptacle. 3 andfeeds the .liquid therein .to the tubular wlcl.. Withinthe .tubular.wick at the lower end of thecylindricalpart 5 of the reservoir 1Ssecured a transverse partitlonor diaphragm 11, said diaphragm beingprovided with anupwardly extendingman ginal flange by .which it isfrictionally. en gaged with and maintained. in the wick. 'lhis.diaphragm is provided with two .small perforatlons .to permit the fumesor vapors from theiuid Within .the bulb 3 .tppass upwardly to the torchand to permit the. fluid to pass downwardly into the bulb when-thedevice is charged or filled. Rigidlysecured in the top plate is adepending sleeve 12 the inner. diameter of said sleeve being preciselythe same as the inner diameter ,ot the tubular wick, said sleeveservingto protect the upper end of the-.wick and to hold it per-l manently inposition. 4.

. The torch and sparking device consist ot a .cylindrical sleeved?) inwhich isrigidly secured9 by. .any suitable means, absorbentnonindammable material la. rllhis material lls the. sleevel and extendsbeyond the open end tl'aereotI a suitable distance and said projectingend is of slightly larger diameter than the diameter of the containingsleeve 13. I preferably form this lling l yor surplus moisture whichwill be supplied to the exposed end of the torch when the A supply offluid in the reservoir and the wick 9 is reduced below the pointnecessary for the saturation of the torch. The torch fits ,closely inthe tubular wick 9 so that as said torch is drawn from the receptaclethe wick serves as a wiper to remove from the torch any surplus moisturethereon. The exposed end of the absorbent material is slightly larger indiameter than the containing sleeve 13 and said sleeve 13 is slightlysmaller in diameter than the interior of the tubular wick 9 so that thetorch proper will contact with the wick and the' sleeve 13 will be heldout of contact therewith. The -upper or outer end of the sleeve 13 isprovided with an inwardly and downwardly tapered collar 15 which isadapted to fit snugly in the upper end of the sleeve 12 and ltotherebyseal the receptacle 14 and prevent the escape of the vapors ofthe inflammable material contained within the receptacle. This collarserves to center the upper end of the torch and assist in preventing thesleeve 13 contacting with the wick 9. The outer end of the vtorch isprovided with a head 16 by which it may be grasped and manipulated.Extending longitudinally through thev torch and projecting beyond theinner end v14 thereof is a pin 17 which carries at its projecting end anupwardly and inwardly beveled sparking head 18 formed with a sharpperipheral cutting edge. This head is formed close to the exposed end ofthe absorbent torch 14 but is suliiciently distant therefrom to permitsaid head to be brought into contact with the sparking materialwithoutbringing the absorbent portion of the torch against said.materiah as will b e more fully hereinafter described. The beveled head18 with its sharp edge is especially designed for the purpose ofproducing intense sparks by slight but rapid movement of said head onthe sparking material.

The receptacle support carries the sparking blocks, suitable holdersbeing provided for this purpose. Each holder consists of a long channelvertically disposed and formed with side walls 19 and the bottom wall20. The side walls are bent inwardly slightly, as at 21, to lock thesparking block 22 in position in said channel. The side walls beyond thesparking blocks and beginning at the outer surface of said blocks extendoutwardly and form diverging flanges 23 said flanges extending theentire length of the sparking blocks. The upper ends of the channels areclosed by a cap piece 24 which extends outwardly over the channel andover the space between the flanges 23. There is no cap or closure at thelower end of the channel so that the sparking blocks may be removed andso that the torch may be scratched or swiftly moved over the surface ofthe sparking block and pass out of the channel at the lower end thereof.The flanges 23 are for the purpose of guiding the torch and preventingthe spreading of the sparks and also to deect them back to the torch.The purpose of this is to concentrate the sparks and direct them towardthe torch, thereby insuring the ignition of the absorbent end of thetorch. The plate 24 closing the upper end of the channel containing thesparking block prevents the operator placing the head 18 on the topofthe block. This plate.

also forms a stop and guide so that the operator may readily placethescratching head of the torch close to the upper end of the sparkingblock without any risk of placing the head on the top of the sparkingblock or of moving the block downwardly out of its channel. The channelsfor containing the sparking blocks are shown in F1g: 1 as supported onthe arms 7. It is obvious, however, that they may be secured at anyplace on the support.

The device shown in Fig. 4 is adapted to be attached to a wall or othervertical support. In this form of the device the receptacle 4a 1ssecured to the base or back plate 1a and the channel 19 for supportingthe sparkmg block 22a is mounted directly on the base plate 1, otherwisethe receptacle and torch are constructed precisely as shown in Fig. 2.

What I claim isz l. A sparking igniter comprising a support, areceptacle mounted thereon, a tubular wick in said receptacle, a torchadapted to extend near to the lower end of the tubular wick and formedwith an absorbent portion at its lower end adapted to fit the tubularwick, a sparking-head at the lower end of the torch in close proximityto the absorbent portion thereof and formed with a sharp cutting edge, along sparking block means for supporting said sparking block adjacentthe receptacle, outwardly extending flanges along the edges of saidsparking block, and a plate to cover the upper end tubular portion ofthe receptacle and formed with an absorbent portion at its lower endiadapted to contact with the Wick when the torch is placed in thereceptacle, means carried by the torch for sealing the receptacle at theupper end thereof, a sparln'ng-head at the lower end of the torchadjacent the absorbent portion of the torch, and formed With a sharpcutting edge at its lower endl,

a long sparking block adjacent the rece 10 tacle and adapted to beengaged by t e sparking head of the torch.

In testimony whereof hereunto am my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

CHARLES WACHTEL. Witnesses:

LILLIAN MoGtmm, F. R. Mumia.

